A woman fighter pilot of the Indian Air Force will soon join the Golden Arrows squadron operating the newly-inducted Rafale fighter jets. The woman pilot is undergoing training to fly Rafale aircraft, reports said. She has been flying MiG-21 fighters and was selected for the Rafale fleet following an internal process, reports added.
Amid a heated debate in the Rajya Sabha today against two contentious Farm Bills, Trinamool Congress MP Derek O'Brien attempted to tear the rule book & snatch off the deputy chairman's microphone. He also rushed to the well of the house to register his protest. Here's how the drama unfolded in the Upper House today, even as Opposition parties submit a no-confidence motion against Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh.
Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap today denied all sexual assault allegations levelled against him by actress Payal Ghosh and tweeted: "All I want to say is all allegations are baseless." Payal Ghosh, who has worked in films like Patel Ki Punjabi Shaadi and Prayanam, has recently accused the 48-year-old filmmaker of forcing himself on her. Watch this video for more.
On this day in 2000, Karnam Malleswari became the first Indian woman to win an olympic medal. She remains, till date, the only Indian woman weightlifter to have won an Olympic Medal
On International Coastal Clean-Up Day, for the first time eight beaches of India have been recommended for the coveted International eco-label, the Blue flag certification. Here's the list
Asianet Exclusive with ‘Bandish Bandits’. A show where classical music meets pop, Bandish Bandits which has been rated 8.7 on IMDb has taken Amazon Prime by storm. Even as the show continues to win hearts across, Asianet Newsable spoke exclusively to the show’s leading man, Ritwik Bhowmik
On September 19, 2007, India's Yuvraj Singh became the 1st cricketer to hit 6 sixes in an over in a T20I match. 13 years later, we revisit the day Yuvraj Singh set Kingsmead, Durban, on fire smashing England pacer Stuart Broad in a virtual knockout game of the ICC - International Cricket Council T20 World Cup.
Four years ago on this day, the Indian Army suffered its worst loss in 20 years in Jammu & Kashmir when four heavily armed terrorists launched a grenade attack at a camp in Uri, killing 18 soldiers. Watch video to know more.
Narendra Modi, the current and the 14th Prime Minister of India turns 70 today. On his birthday, let’s take a look at some facts we bet you didn’t know about this dynamic leader.
On the fourth day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh spoke on the military standoff with China along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh. He said that China continues to be in illegal occupation of approx 38,000 sq kms in the Union Territory of Ladakh. Watch video to know more.
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